Illuminated Dreams

Illuminated Dreams

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An interactive media kiosk based on dreams and medieval illuminated manuscripts.


elcome to my website!!

My name is James Khazar, and I am an educator and artist practicing in the field of digital media. The site serves several functions: As a portfolio site for my art prac­tice, as a curriculum vitae site for prospective employers in academic job mar­ket, as a presentation site for the classes I am teaching, as a port­fo­lio/resumé site for the com­mer­cial work I have done as a multimedia designer, and last but not least, as a place to put things up on the web that friends might like to see.

This site is also an experiment for testing out some of the web technologies that I teach. For example, it uses CSS to determine all of its look and feel, and uses PHP to dynamically create the pages that you see, and JavaScript and jQuery to control certain aspects, like the little window that pops up when you roll over one of these:

 

Swiss Chard
Painting

Latest painting. Swiss Chard. 60 by 37 inches at 200 pixels per inch.

Below, three cropped images at 100% size

Self Portrait
At 66

Me at 66 on my birthday. I call it my Covidian Portrait

Alchemical Anaglyphs
And Others

I'm extending my latest art project, Alchemical Anaglyphs, a collection of three-dimensional anaglyphs based on the seventeeth century alchemical engravings of Michael Maier. These "Hermetick Emblems" convey the secrets of alchemy, a precursor to modern science and scientific investigation, and as such are filled with both meaning and mystery.

To see the 3D effect, you'll need a pair of anaglyphic red/blue glasses.

I've also added two new sections to the anaglyphs: noise and buddha(s)

Dark Angels Current Explorations

Updates to my ongoing art project, Dark Angels, an exploration into the less traditional aspects of western art's depiction of angels.

Vacation 2015 Photos

In late 2015 we ventured off to Istanbul for a Rick Steves tour, then did a 5 day layover in Amsterdam on our way home. Great time! Click on the lion from the Ishtar Gate, created during the era of Nebuchadnezzar II, the most glorious period of the Neo-Babylonian Era, in late 6th century BC.

Vacation 2014 Photos

I took way to many photos while we were on our trip to Rome in the summer of 2014! I've posted them here, enjoy!

3D Anaglyphs

New anaglyphs from this summer: One from the Alchemical series, two from the Noise series, and a brand new first-of-series on the Buddha. Find them here.

Posted: Tuesday, August 7th, 2018, 5:51 pm


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